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Film · Senegal

Timpi Tampa

After his mother develops cancer from dépigmentation, Khalilou fights toxic beauty standards. Disguised as Leila, he enters the "Miss Students" pageant, where light skin reigns, to give dark-skinned girls a chance to shine.

Gender & Women's LivesIdentityDramaComedy

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Pape Aly Diop
Khalilou / Leila
Awa Djiga Kané
Khalilou's Mother / Rama